Poetry

Interviews, Poetry July 19, 2013

Asymptote Journal interviews Can Xue: Author of ‘Five Spice Street’

Can Xue, meaning ‘dirty snow, leftover snow’, is the pseudonym of Deng Xiaohua, author of many novels and…

Interviews, Poetry, Prizes and Competitions June 4, 2013

An Animated World: Interview with Poet Arda Collins

Arda Collins is the 2008 winner of the annual ‘Yale Series of Younger Poets’ competition. Mesmerizing and electric,…

Articles, Drama, Feminism, Interviews, Language, Literature, Literature in Translation, Poetry, Psychology November 9, 2012

Author Interview: Sue Prideaux on August Strindberg and his Enduring Significance

Novelist, satirist, poet, photographer, painter, alchemist and hellraiser – August Strindberg was all these, and yet he is…

All Blogs, Articles, Humanities, Interviews, Literature in Translation, Poetry, Religion May 16, 2012

Translating the Poetry of Kabbalah: Author interview with Peter Cole

Peter Cole’s brand new work of translation, The Poetry of Kabbalah, is the first every English-language collection of poems from the…

All Blogs, Articles, Biography, Extracts, Humanities, Poetry May 14, 2012

Writing the Biography of a Genius: Extract from ‘Joseph Brodsky, A Literary Life’ by Lev Loseff

Joseph Brodsky: A Literary Life (out now in paperback) is an intimate, penetrating study of the great Russian…

All Blogs, Articles, News, Poetry, Prizes and Competitions, Series and Editions March 8, 2012

Will Schutt wins the Yale Younger Poets Prize 2012

Will Schutt has been awarded the Yale Younger Poets Prize 2012. Schutt’s volume Westerly will be published in…

All Blogs, Art, Articles, Exhibitions, International Affairs, Literature, Literature in Translation, Poetry February 1, 2012

A Tribute to Adonis: Award-winning Syrian poet visits the UK for exhibition and literary events

Adonis, the Goethe prize-winning Syrian poet who was widely tipped to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2011, is…

All Blogs, Architecture, Art, Articles, Biography, Current Affairs, Drama, Economics, Fashion, Feminism, Fiction, Galleries and Museums, History, International Affairs, Language, Literature, Middle East, Military History, Modern Artists, Music, News, Pevsner, Philosophy, Poetry, Politics, Publishing, Religion, Science, Technology November 24, 2011

Yale University Press London launches its Spring / Summer 2012 Seasonal Catalogue

Yale’s Spring / Summer seasonal catalogue is now available now to order and download. Today we take a…

All Blogs, Art, Articles, Exhibitions, Galleries and Museums, Poetry, The Art Blog November 23, 2011

Patti Smith’s ‘Camera Solo’: New book showcases the Godmother of Punk’s photographic work

Patti Smith: Camera Solo is an exquisite new book that features a captivating selection of black and white…

All Blogs, Art, Articles, Galleries and Museums, History, Middle East, Poetry, The Art Blog November 8, 2011

The Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp: Reconstructing a masterpiece of Iranian literature and art

This month sees the publication of an exciting new Metropolitan Museum of Art publication, which reproduces for the…

All Blogs, Articles, Literature, Literature in Translation, Poetry, Series and Editions October 20, 2011

From America to Syria: Award-winning international poetry from Yale University Press

Today we take a look at some of Yale University Press’s critically acclaimed and award-winning poets. We also…

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